David Blain

David Blain is a senior business leader with extensive experience in sales, marketing, and business development across software, engineering, and energy sectors. Blain currently serves as UK Director at Cerclos (2023–Present) and as Chairman of Pupil Progress (2025–Present). Over a long career, Blain previously owned EMEA-Catalyst (2013–2025) and held leadership roles including Managing Director at Bentley Systems and Meta 4 Systems, VP of West EMEA at Aveva, and Oil & Gas Industry Director at McLaren Software. Earlier in the career, Blain served as Sales Manager at DataCAD (1993–1994) and at Authorizor Limited (2000–2001), and as Major Account Sales at Intergraph UK Limited (1985–1993).